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| 1155 | Becket, Thomas a |  |
| Appointed Chancellor, the highest official in England |
| 1159 | Becket, Thomas a | |
| Toulouse Leads an English invasion to assert Eleanor of Aquitaine's rights but is driven off |
| 1162 | Becket, Thomas a | |
| London Resigns as Lord Chancellor after being consecrated Archbishop of Canterbury |
| 1189 | Longchamp, William | |
| Appointed Chancellor of England |
| Heads the government during Richard I's absence on the Crusades |
| 1197 | Eustace | |
| Appointed Chancellor of England |
| 1199 | Walter, Hubert | |
| Appointed Chancellor of England |
| 1202 | Walter, Hubert | |
| Collects funds throughout England to defend John's French inheritance |
| London Institutes the National Customs System |
| 1205 | Walter, Hubert | |
| 13th July London Death of Hubert Waller, King John loses a valuable adviser |
| 1235 | Richard of Chichester | |
| Oxford Appointed Chancellor of Oxford University |
| 1266 | Giffard, Godfrey | |
| Appointed Lord Chancellor |
| 1274 | Burnell, Robert | |
| Appointed Chancellor of England |
| 1296 | Walter of Amersham | |
| 28th Aug Berwick Appointed Chancellor of a Government in Scotland established by Edward I |
| 1356 | Eddington, William | |
| Appointed Chancellor |
| 1362 | Langham, Simon de | |
| Appointed Chancellor of England |
| 1362 | Simon de Langham | |
| Appointed Lord Chancellor |
| 1381 | Courtenay, William | |
| Appointed Chancellor of England |
| 1383 | Pole | |
| 13th Mar Appointed Lord Chancellor |
| 1386 | Pole | |
| London Impeached on a charge of misappropriation of funds by Thomas of Woods tock |
| 1403 | Beaufort, Henry | |
| Appointed Chancellor of England, 1st term |
| 1410 | Beaufort | |
| Appointed Chancellor, 2nd term |
| 1413 | Beaufort, Henry | |
| Appointed Chancellor of England, 2nd term |
| 1417 | Beaufort, Henry | |
| Constance Attends the Council of Constance & elects the Pope Martin V |
| 1424 | Beaufort, Henry | |
| Appointed Chancellor of England, 3rd term |
| 1454 | Neville Kingmaker, Richard | |
| 2nd April Appointed Chancellor during the protectorate of Richard Plantagenet |
| 1455 | Bourchier, Thomas | |
| Appointed Lord Chancellor |
| 1455 | Montacute | |
| 7th Mar Forced by Henry VI to release the Great Seal to Thomas Bourcier |
| 1460 | Neville, George | |
| Appointed Chancellor of England, 1st term |
| 1470 | Neville, George | |
| Appointed Chancellor of England, 2nd term |
| 1471 | Neville, George | |
| London Imprisoned for 2 months after the return of Edward IV from Flanders |
| Surrenders Henry VI to Edward IV after the latter returns from Flanders |
| 1475 | Alcock, John | |
| Appointed Chancellor of England, 1st term |
| 1483 | Russell, John | |
| May Appointed Chancellor of England |
| June London Opens Parliament with a speech supporting Richard III's confirmation as Protector |
| 1485 | Alcock, John | |
| Appointed Chancellor of England, 2nd term |
| 1485 | Lovell, Thomas | |
| London Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer |
| 1485 | Rotherham, Thomas | |
| Appointed Lord Chancellor |
| 1486 | Henry VII | |
| 6th Mar London Appoints a new Chancellor, Bishop Morton of Ely, later Archbishop of Canterbury |
| 1486 | Morton, John | |
| Appointed Chancellor of England |
| 1504 | Warham, William | |
| Appointed Lord Chancellor |
| 1514 | Wolsey, Thomas | |
| 6th Aug Henry VIII & Louis XII agree peace until a year after the death of either |
| 6th Aug Wolsey negotiates for Henry VIII who gains a pension & Tournai |
| 6th Aug Wolsey negotiates for the agreed marriage between Louis & Henry's sister Mary |
| 6th Aug Tournai Wolsey negotiates & gains Tournai under the treaty of St Germain-en-Laye |
| 1515 | Warham, William | |
| 22nd Dec Did not approve of the marriage between Henry VIII & Catherine of Aragon |
| 22nd Dec Resigns as Lord Chancellor |
| 1515 | Wolsey, Thomas | |
| Hampton Court Hamton Court is based upon Paolo Cortes e's de Cardinalatu, an instruction book for a Cardinal's ideal residence |
| Hampton Court Rebuilds the manor house over the next 7 years to form the nucleus of the present day palace |
| Hampton Court Wolsey builds Hamton Court it as an ideal Renaissance Cardinal's palace in the style of Italian architects |
| 10th Dec Appointed Cardinal |
| 24th Dec Appointed Lord Chancellor |
| 24th Dec Lives in splendor at the palaces of Whitehall & Hampton court |
| 24th Dec Eltham Sworn in as Lord Chancellor before Henry VIII at the chapel at Eltham |
| 1516 | Wolsey, Thomas | |
| 2nd May London Delivers his policy for law enforcement before the Council |
| 1518 | Wolsey, Thomas | |
| Greenwich Participates in the ceremony of Henry's daughter Mary to the Dauphin of France |
| 1519 | Wolsey, Thomas | |
| May London Wolsey purges the Privy Council of his rivals |
| Oct London Delivers his policy for law enforcement before the Council |
| Oct London The powers of jurisdiction of the Council & tribunals are given to the Star Chamber |
| 1520 | Wolsey, Thomas | |
| Bajadoz Offrred the Bishopric of Bajadoz by Charles of Spain but refuses the offer |
| London Wolsey organizes a new alliance between Henry VIII & Francis I |
| London Wolsey organizes "the field of cloth of gold", a fortnight of festivities in France |
| 25th Feb London Francis I appoints Wolsey as his procter to arrange his meeting with Henry VIII |
| 1st June London Arrives in Ardes near Calais to inform Francis I of Henry VIII's arrival |
| 6th June London Holds mass with the French Cardinal de Bourbon prior to the Field of the Cloth of Gold |
| 1521 | Wolsey, Thomas | |
| London Concludes an alliance with Emperor Charles V against France |
| London Orders the preparation of 6,000 archers for war |
| 2nd Aug Calais Discusses an alliance with Emperor Charles V, under instructions from Henry VIII |
| 7th Aug London 1st session to negotiate peace with the French |
| 14th Aug Bruges Reaches Bruges to discuss an alliance with the Emperor Charles V |
| 1522 | Wolsey, Thomas | |
| London Negotiates the marriage of Princess Mary, later Mary I, to Charles V |
| London Proposes a plan to attack French ports but this is vetoed by Henry VIII |
| 1525 | More, Thomas | |
| Appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster |
| 1525 | Wolsey, Thomas | |
| 30th Aug Utrecht Performs a volte-face & signs a treaty of alliance with France |
| 1526 | Wolsey, Thomas | |
| London England, the Pope, France, Venice, Milan & Florence form an anti-Habsburg League |
| 1527 | Wolsey, Thomas | |
| London Concludes a Treaty with Francis I |
| London Stripped of office & wealth, which is taken into the King's hands, & imprisoned |
| Hampton Court Wolsey hosts a French delegation with great magnificence & expense |
| 1528 | Wolsey, Thomas | |
| Hampton Court Wolsey loses favour with Henry VIII who then acquires Hampton Court |
| 1529 | Henry VIII | |
| 26th Oct London Henry VIII appoints Thomas More Chancellor to unite his Council |
| 1529 | More, Thomas | |
| 25th Oct Appointed Lord Chancellor |
| 25th Oct London Replaces Thomas Wolsey as Lord Chancellor, 1st layman to hold this office |
| 1529 | Wolsey, Thomas | |
| London Convicted of praemunire & exercising the powers of a papal legate |
| London Dismissed for failing to secure Henry's divorce from Catherine |
| 17th Oct London Charged with treason & dismissed, he dies before his trial |
| 17th Oct London Fails to persuade Pope Clement VII to grant Henry a divorce from Catherine of Aragon |
| 1531 | Cromwell | |
| London Revives the Commons' anticlerical grievance procedures of 1529 |
| 1531 | Cromwell, Thomas | |
| London Revives the Commons' anticlerical grievance procedures of 1529 |
| 1531 | More, Thomas | |
| Does not resign because More still believes that Catherine can win her case in Council |
| London Given the task by Henry VIII to present the divorce in both House of Parliament |
| 1532 | Cromwell | |
| Enables Henry VII to proclaim himself head of the Church of England |
| Enables the dissolution of the monasteries & Henry's divorce from Catherine of Aragon |
| London Passes legislation which enables the break with papal authority |
| The Act of Appeals is passed, the King is to exercise authority through Parliament |
| London The Act of Appeals is passed, the King must exercise authority through Parliament |
| 15th May London Prevents the Convocation of the Clergy without the permission of the King |
| 1532 | Cromwell, Thomas | |
| Enables Henry VII to proclaim himself head of the Church of England |
| Enables the dissolution of the monasteries & Henry's divorce from Catherine of Aragon |
| London Passes legislation which enables the break with papal authority |
| London The Act of Appeals is passed, the King is to exercise authority through Parliament |
| London The Act of Appeals is passed, the King must exercise authority through Parliament |
| 15th May London Prevents the Convocation of the Clergy without the permission of the King |
| 1532 | More, Thomas | |
| 16th May London Resigns the day after the convocation of the clergy seeking Royal consent for policies |
| 1533 | Cromwell | |
| London The Act in Restraint of Appeals, ends appeals to Rome |
| The Act in Restraint of Appeals reaches the statute books, it ends appeals to Rome |
| 1533 | Cromwell, Thomas | |
| London The Act in Restraint of Appeals, ends appeals to Rome |
| The Act in Restraint of Appeals reaches the statute books, it ends appeals to Rome |
| 1533 | Walden | |
| Appointed Lord Chancellor |
| 1535 | Cromwell | |
| Organizes a census to assess the wealth of the Church for dissolution & taxation |
| London The valor ecclesiasticus book is drawn up by Cromwell containing wealth of the Church |
| Writes to JPs, bishops & nobility to imprison clergy who preach papal authority |
| 1st Feb London The Treason Act comes into force |
| 1535 | Cromwell, Thomas | |
| Organizes a census to assess the wealth of the Church for dissolution & taxation |
| London The valor ecclesiasticus book is drawn up by Cromwell containing wealth of the Church |
| Writes to JPs, bishops & nobility to imprison clergy who preach papal authority |
| 1st Feb London The Treason Act comes into force |
| 1535 | Walden | |
| London Supports Henry's divorce from Catherine & presides over the trial Thomas More |
| Supports the divorce of Henry from Catherine & presides over the trial of Thomas Moore |
| 1536 | Cromwell | |
| An act dissolves all religious Houses worth under œ200 pa, 372 institutions |
| Created Lord Cromwell of Wimbledon |
| Cromwell directs the dissolution of the monasteries |
| The wealth of the Church goes to the crown & Church lands are sold to the new nobility |
| 15th May London Accused by Cromwell of adultery with 5 lovers including her brother Lord Rochford |
| 1536 | Cromwell, Thomas | |
| An act dissolves all religious Houses worth under œ200 pa, 372 institutions |
| Created Lord Cromwell of Wimbledon |
| Cromwell directs the dissolution of the monasteries |
| The wealth of the Church goes to the crown & Church lands are sold to the new nobility |
| 15th May London Accused by Cromwell of adultery with 5 lovers including her brother Lord Rochford |
| 1536 | Walden | |
| London Presides over the trial of Anne Boleyn |
| 1537 | Cromwell | |
| Establishes firm rule over 5 Northern Counties where there had been rebellion |
| London Given the task of finding a new wife for Henry VIII after the death of Jane Seymour |
| 24th Oct London Henry VIII is stricken with grief & Thomas Cromwell takes over the affairs of state |
| 1537 | Cromwell, Thomas | |
| Establishes firm rule over 5 Northern Counties where there had been rebellion |
| London Given the task of finding a new wife for Henry VIII after the death of Jane Seymour |
| 24th Oct London Henry VIII is stricken with grief & Thomas Cromwell takes over the affairs of state |
| 1539 | Cromwell | |
| 5th Sep London Instructs the clergy detail weddings, baptisms & burials in Paris h Registars |
| 1539 | Cromwell, Thomas | |
| 5th Sep London Instructs the clergy detail weddings, baptisms & burials in Paris h Registars |
| 1540 | Cromwell | |
| 21st Mar Essex Created Earl of Essex |
| 19th June London Accused of treason in the House of Lords |
| 1540 | Cromwell, Thomas | |
| 21st Mar Essex Created Earl of Essex |
| 19th June London Accused of treason in the House of Lords |
| 1540 | Walden | |
| London Instigated by Thomas Cromwell |
| London Passes the dissolution of Henry's marriage to Anne of Cleves through Parliament |
| 1542 | Walden | |
| London Founds Magdalene College Cambridge |
| London Passes the Attainders through Parliament, first instigated by Catherine Howard |
| 1544 | Wriothesley, Thomas | |
| Appointed Lord Chancellor |
| 1545 | Parker, Mathew | |
| Cambridge Appointed Vice Chancellor of Cambridge University |
| 1545 | Parker, Matthew | |
| London Appointed Vice Chancellor of Corpus Chris ti College, Cambridge, 1st term |
| 1547 | Rich | |
| Appointed Lord Chancellor |
| 1547 | Wriothesley, Thomas | |
| 31st Jan London Created Earl Southampton |
| 1549 | Parker, Matthew | |
| Cambridge Appointed Vice Chancellor of Corpus Chris ti, Cambridge University, 2nd term |
| 1552 | Goodrich, Thomas | |
| Appointed Lord Chancellor |
| 1553 | Gardiner, Stephen | |
| Appointed Lord Chancellor |
| 1556 | Heath, Nicholas | |
| 1st Jan Appointed Lord Chancellor |
| 1559 | Mildmay, Walter | |
| London Appointed Chancellor |
| 1566 | Mildmay, Walter | |
| London Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer |
| 1579 | Bromley, Thomas | |
| Appointed Lord Chancellor |
| 1587 | Hatton, Christopher | |
| Appointed Lord Chancellor |
| 1589 | Fortescue, John | |
| London Appointed Chancellor |
| 1603 | Home | |
| London Appointed Chancellor |
| 1614 | Greville, Alan Francis | |
| Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer |
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